Audi allroad – Enable Tiptronic Gear Display DIY

The B8.5 Audi allroad comes equipped with a very capable 8 speed tiptronic automatic transmission (torque converter). I’ve had experience with 5 gears, 6 gears and even 7 but never as many as 8!

I’ll start off by saying that Audi made the right choice to increase the number of gears for the 2.0T. This allows the motor to remain in it’s relatively narrow power band with little to no effort from the driver.

When driving in D or S, I felt a bit lost. The only thing displayed is D or S without any indicator of which one of the 8 gears the transmission is currently in.

This is something that should not disturb the masses, but as I am studying the car and getting familiar with it, this is information I like to see and have available at a glance.